Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion

ISBN-13: 9780367864668 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 232 str.

Todd Lawson

Opis

This book examines the Islamic roots of the Baha’i faith through the Qur’anic studies of the Bab (Siyyad Ali Muhammad). It sheds light on both the development of the Babi movement and the continuities and discontinuities with Shi’i Islam.

Recenzje

"The book is useful for readers interested in the esoteric and gnostic traditions of Shi¿i Islam, in the Islamic roots of Babism and in apocalyptic literature in general from a comparative perspective." Oliver Scharbrodt, University College Cork, Ireland

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Commentary and Imitation  2. Voices of the Text  3. Center of Existence  4. The Metaleptic Joseph.  Conclusion: A Hermeneutic Spiral

O autorze

Todd Lawson is Associate Professor in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on mystical Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic thought, Shi’ism and Sufism, and he has written a number of books on Islamic thought and the Qur’an.